Mission We support women who are, have been, or are at risk of being in conflict with the law Vision

2. Values We are committed to: • Agency: to be instrumental in our lives and the lives of others • Dignity: to ensure each person is regarded as worthy, honoured and esteemed • Diversity: to respect and celebrate human difference • Innovation: to create change that makes things better • Resilience: to recover from and adjust to change and challenge Mission • We support women who are, have been, or are at risk of being in conflict with the law Vision • A society that ensures all women have the dignity and capacity to make informed choices about their lives and avoid conflict with the law

3. Why Create A Strategic Plan? • Provide a focus and foundation for Elizabeth Fry Toronto’s decisions and activities for the 2013 – 2016 time frame • Position Elizabeth Fry Toronto for success in the current and future environment 3

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5. Environmental Scan and Needs Assessment • In 2012, multiple internal and external stakeholders, including service users, staff, community partners and funders, participated in our needs assessment • A literature review of existing research was also performed • Results showed a clear need for increased housing options for criminalized women, enhanced case management services and services for Aboriginal women

6. Environmental Scan and Needs Assessment • 1/5 people incarcerated in Toronto were homeless in 2010

7. Environmental Scan and Needs Assessment • 1/5 people incarcerated in Toronto were homeless in 2010 • 33% of incarcerated women in Federal institutions identify as Aboriginal while Aboriginal people represent only 4% of the general population in Canada

8. Environmental Scan and Needs Assessment • Criminalized women often face multiple challenges, including a history of trauma, abuse, addictions, poverty and low education

9. Environmental Scan and Needs Assessment • 68% of women report experiences of sexual abuse • 86% of women report experiences of physical violence

10. Environmental Scan and Needs Assessment • 68% of women report experiences of sexual abuse • 86% of women report experiences of physical violence • Almost 30% of women admitted to federal prisons presented with mental health issues

11. Environmental Scan and Needs Assessment • The average age of female inmates in Ontario is 32 with, on average, less than Gr. 10 education and limited employment experience before their first arrest

12. Environmental Scan and Needs Assessment • More than 70% of criminalized women are mothers, parenting on their own and most of had their first child as teens

13. Demonstrating and Delivering Quality Services

14. Demonstrating and Delivering Quality Services • Working towards a comprehensive housing plan for criminalized women • Utilizing a wrap-around service approach throughout our programs • Making Aboriginal women a priority group throughout the organization

15. Demonstrating and Delivering Quality Services • Developing an organizational development plan and achieving quality targets • Implementing an organizational Theory of Change model • Working with criminalized women towards sustainable livelihoods

16. Demonstrating and Delivering Quality Services • Developing financial and human resources strategies complementary to the strategic objectives • Developing an organizational public relations /communications strategy • More effectively advocate and be a voice for criminalized women • Implementing a facilities expansion campaign

17. GuidingPrinciples • Work collaboratively with key stakeholders • Explore social enterprise opportunities • Take a holistic approach • Monitor and evaluate performance

18. The Plan • Objectives & indicators set in each direction • Annual action plan for board and staff • Dashboard and Scorecard for measurement • Report back to stakeholders annually

19. The Result? A society that ensures all women have the dignity and capacity to make informed choices about their lives and avoid conflict with the law

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